I started posting on HowieinSeattle in 11/04, following progressive American politics in the spirit of Howard Dean's effort to "Take Our Country Back." I decided to follow my heart and posted on seattleforbarackobama from 2/07 to 11/08.--"Howie Martin is the Abe Linkin' of progressive Seattle."--Michael Hood.

Monday, November 19, 2012

"Damn right, George Bush should face criminal proceedings for waterboarding"

A protest calling for the arrest of George Bush as he visited British Columbia, Canada in 2011 on a speaking engagement at an economic forum. Photograph: via Andy Worthington.

Though signatory to the convention against torture, Canada neglected to investigate George Bush. Will the UN now act?---One thing brings together these four men – Hassan bin Attash, Sami el-Hajj, Muhammed Khan Tumani and Murat Kurnaz: they are all survivors of the systematic torture
program the Bush administration authorized and carried out in locations
including Afghanistan, Iraq, Guantánamo, and numerous prisons and CIA
"black sites" around the world. Between them, they have been beaten,
hung from walls or ceilings, deprived of sleep, food and water, and
subjected to freezing temperatures and other forms of torture and abuse
while held in US custody.
None was charged with a crime. Two were detained while still minors. And one of them remains at Guantánamo.
This week, in a complaint filed with the United Nations
committee against torture, they are asking one question: how can the
man responsible for ordering these heinous crimes, openly enter a
country that has pledged to prosecute all torturers regardless of their
position and not face legal action? MORE...